Haiyan Gao

Haiyan Gao is the Robert C. Richardson Distinguished Professor of Physics at Duke University's Department of Physics. Her research focuses on understanding the structure of the nucleon through quark and gluon degrees of freedom in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), including studies of QCD exotics and fundamental symmetry investigations. Her work involves precision measurements of proton and deuteron charge radii, imaging the three-dimensional structure of the nucleon via transverse momentum dependent parton distribution functions (TMDs), and exploring new physics beyond the Standard Model. She is a leading figure in the Solenoidal Large Intensity Device (SoLID) project at Jefferson Lab and has developed advanced polarized gas targets for experiments at the Duke Free Electron Laser Laboratory (DFELL). Her research is conducted at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) and the HIGS facility.

Haiyan Gao is a physicist at Duke University specializing in nuclear physics, particle physics, and atomic physics. Their research focuses on understanding the fundamental properties of matter through experimental studies involving electron-ion collisions, spin structure functions, and electromagnetic form factors. Gao's work includes investigations into the spin structure of nucleons, quark distributions, and the behavior of particles in high-energy interactions. They have contributed to projects such as the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) and the HERMES spectrometer, aiming to advance knowledge of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and the internal structure of protons and neutrons.